| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael West (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Burgess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi | Thomas Altman picks off the pass by Damian Coley | 28-35 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Albert Buckley blows the layup but he's fouled by Kurt Shade - foul #3 on Kurt Shade, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hal Warner (SF) Kurt Shade | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Albert Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Albert Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Damian Coley | 30-37 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Albert Buckley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Michael West snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Hal Warner can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-37 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Carroll Holton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Gerald Cunningham takes the ball from Albert Buckley | 30-37 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham drills a shot from the right block set up by Damian Coley and he's hacked by Albert Buckley - foul #1 on Albert Buckley, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham misses the free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Carroll Holton snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Hal Warner denies the turnaround by Thomas Altman | 32-37 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi | Damian Coley gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Hal Warner hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Damian Coley | 34-37 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | James Burgess swats the short shot by Carroll Holton | 34-37 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Carroll Holton snags the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Thomas Altman dunks the ball | 34-39 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | James Burgess's dunk attempt is rejected by Carroll Holton | 34-39 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Leroy Witherell | 34-39 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses the floater from the right block | 34-39 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Michael West grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Hal Warner drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Michael West steals the ball from Albert Buckley | 37-39 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi | Michael West misses the easy layup | 37-39 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carroll Holton | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Hal Warner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Altman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Buckley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Carroll Holton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Hal Warner misses the tip | 37-39 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham tips it but misses | 37-39 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Thomas Altman pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Thomas Altman connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Carroll Holton | 37-42 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi | Carroll Holton swats the layup by Gerald Cunningham | 37-42 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Leroy Witherell | 37-42 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Carroll Holton's layup is rejected by Hal Warner | 37-42 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Albert Buckley misses the tip | 37-42 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Hal Warner gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Carroll Holton is called for the reach on James Burgess - foul #2 on Carroll Holton, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (PG), Michael Pugh (SG), Kurt Shade (SF), Daniel Milano (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Damian Coley, Michael West, Hal Warner, Gerald Cunningham, James Burgess | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Young Huang (SG), Norman Rowland (SF), Joel Taylor (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis, Thomas Altman, Albert Buckley, Carroll Holton | |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Butler | 40-42 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Drew Wilkerson, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-42 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Norman Rowland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Young Huang gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Young Huang double dribbles | 43-42 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest is fouled on the floor by Young Huang - foul #3 on Young Huang, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest is whistled for a carry | 43-42 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson misses the floater from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Milano | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pugh (fresh) SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Milano (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Cory Forrest (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Young Huang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Norman Rowland (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joel Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Drew Wilkerson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Michael Butler misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow (PG), Gerald Cunningham (PF), James Burgess (C) Michael Pugh, Daniel Milano, Cory Forrest | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Altman (SF), Carroll Holton (C) Norman Rowland, Drew Wilkerson | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Michael Butler makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Michael Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Robert Davis makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Young Huang and he's fouled by Kereenyaga Sow - foul #1 on Kereenyaga Sow, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses the free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kurt Shade | 45-44 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the dunk but he's fouled by Thomas Altman - foul #1 on Thomas Altman, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Hal Warner (SF) Michael Butler, Kurt Shade | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Ronald Stephens (SG) Robert Davis, Young Huang | |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-44 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Thomas Altman snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Joel Taylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Hal Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Gerald Cunningham is blocked by Thomas Altman | 46-44 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joel Taylor | 46-44 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Thomas Altman can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kereenyaga Sow - foul #2 on Kereenyaga Sow, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael West (SG), Daniel Milano (PF) Kereenyaga Sow, Gerald Cunningham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Young Huang (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Albert Buckley (PF), Norman Rowland (C) Leroy Witherell, Ronald Stephens, Joel Taylor, Carroll Holton | |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Thomas Altman makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Thomas Altman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano lays it in on a nice dish by Hal Warner | 48-45 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Norman Rowland misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Young Huang tips it home | 48-47 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Albert Buckley picks off the pass by Michael West | 48-47 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Norman Rowland misses short on a jumper from the left side | 48-47 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | James Burgess clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-47 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Albert Buckley snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Hal Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Michael West makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Damian Coley | 50-47 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Robert Davis is hacked by Michael West - foul #2 on Michael West, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (PG), Michael Pugh (SG), Kurt Shade (SF), Gerald Cunningham (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Damian Coley, Michael West, Hal Warner, Daniel Milano, James Burgess | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Joel Taylor (SF), Carroll Holton (C) Young Huang, Thomas Altman, Norman Rowland | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pugh (fresh) SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Cory Forrest (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Buckley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Joel Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Cunningham | 50-47 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Cory Forrest | 50-47 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Michael Butler scores on a shot from close range | 52-47 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Joel Taylor misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Kurt Shade - foul #4 on Kurt Shade, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Norman Rowland (SF) Robert Davis, Albert Buckley | |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Joel Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Joel Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Michael Butler can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Leroy Witherell - foul #2 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Michael Butler makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Michael Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Carroll Holton grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Joel Taylor is blocked by Gerald Cunningham | 53-49 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Carroll Holton grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Carroll Holton hits the follow up shot | 53-51 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kurt Shade | 56-51 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Norman Rowland | 56-54 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses the lay-in | 56-54 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Joel Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Joel Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Michael West (SG), Hal Warner (SF), Daniel Milano (PF), James Burgess (C) Michael Butler, Michael Pugh, Kurt Shade, Gerald Cunningham, Cory Forrest | |
| Subs | Illinois | Young Huang (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Albert Buckley (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis, Norman Rowland, Carroll Holton | |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | Albert Buckley steps in front of the Hal Warner pass | 56-54 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Albert Buckley steals it from Hal Warner | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael West (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Hal Warner (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Daniel Milano (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Burgess (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Young Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Drew Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Young Huang misses the jumper in the paint | 56-56 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | James Burgess snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | James Burgess connects on the floater near the basket set up by Damian Coley | 58-56 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kurt Shade (SF), Gerald Cunningham (PF) Hal Warner, Daniel Milano | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Carroll Holton (C) Young Huang, Drew Wilkerson | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Joel Taylor is called for traveling | 58-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Altman (SF) Joel Taylor | |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham knocks in the runner in the paint | 60-56 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | James Burgess steals it from Robert Davis | 60-56 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Michael West can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-56 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham tips it back up and in | 62-56 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Carroll Holton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Michael West hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Damian Coley | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Albert Buckley hits a 3 from straight away | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Michael West is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Witherell - foul #3 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (SF) Kurt Shade | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Michael West makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Michael West makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Albert Buckley hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Michael West in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #9 | 67-62 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Michael West makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Michael West makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Albert Buckley misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 69-62 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Carroll Holton snags the offensive board | 69-62 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Robert Davis drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Leroy Witherell | 69-65 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Robert Davis is called for the reach on James Burgess in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kurt Shade (SF), Hal Warner (PF) Michael Butler, Gerald Cunningham | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-65 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Thomas Altman pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Robert Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Hal Warner grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Leroy Witherell is called for the reach on Hal Warner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #11 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (SF) Kurt Shade | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Hal Warner misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Hal Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-68 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kurt Shade (SF) Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Michael West is hacked by Robert Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #12 | 72-68 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Michael West makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Michael West misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Carroll Holton grabs the board | 73-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Carroll Holton hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 73-68 |